Iraq will use September 11 bill to sue FPSA government for 2003 invasion!

WASHINGTON (PNN) - October 3, 2016 - A September 11 widow was the first Amerikan to take advantage of the recently passed Justice Against Sponsors of Terrorism (JASTA), aka the "Sept.11" bill courtesy of Congress, which for the first time in illegitimate dictator President Barack Obama's tenure overrode his veto, by suing the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.

Stephanie Ross DeSimone alleged the kingdom provided material support to al-Qaeda and its leader, Osama bin Laden, leading to the death of her husband, Navy Commander Patrick Dunn, who was killed at The Pentagon on Sept. 11, 2009, when Stephanie was two months pregnant with the couple's daughter. Her lawsuit is also filed on behalf of the couple’s daughter. She sued for wrongful death and intentional infliction of emotional distress, and is seeking unspecified compensatory and punitive damages.

We expect many more such lawsuits to be filed in the coming days now that the "seal has been broken", forcing the Kingdom to defend itself in a court of law, perhaps leading to ever growing displeasure by Riyadh with the Fascist Police States of Amerika regime, and potentially leading to punitive measures such as selling of FPSA-denominated securities.

However, in an unexpected twist, over the weekend following the passage of JASTA, it was citizens of Iraq who asked their Parliament to demand compensation for the 2003 FPSA invasion of Iraq.  An Iraqi group has requested Parliament to prepare a lawsuit seeking compensation from the FPSA for the invasion of Iraq. The "Arab Project in Iraq" lobby group "sees their opportunity to ask for compensation from the (Fascist Police States of Amerika) over violations by the (FPSA) forces following the (FPSA) invasion that saw the toppling of late President Saddam Hussein in 2003."

Even before Obama's veto had been overriden, the group had warned, "In light of the majority vote by the (FPSA) Congress and Senate in support of the 9/11 bill removing the sovereign immunity rights of Saudi Arabia and other countries accused of being implicated in terrorism - and in spite of President Obama’s veto on September 23, 2016 - we hereby declare that if this bill is actually passed and becomes a law, then it constitutes a window of opportunity for millions of Iraqis who have lost their sons and daughters in military operations by (FPSA) military forces and (FPSA) contracted forces since the (FPSA) invasion in 2003 to pursue compensation from the (FPSA) government for what they have endured," a letter published by the Iraqi National Project warned.

The group urged for a full-fledged investigation over the killing of civilian targets, loss of properties, and individuals who suffered torture and other mistreatment at the hands of FPSA forces.

While hardly intended to have this effect - where the FPSA itself is sued for alleged terrorist activity - the Iraqi group is the first foreign entity to take advantage of the precedent set by JASTA in overturning the principle of sovereign immunity. By passing JASTA and allowing 9/11 families to sue Saudi Arabia, the Senate has also made the FPSA vulnerable to legal action seeking compensation for its foreign policy activities across the world. The day after the Senate vote, former Republican Senator Larry Pressler expressed fear that as a veteran of the Vietnam War, he could now face legal action.

"As a Vietnam combat veteran, I could almost certainly be sued by the Vietnamese government or by a Vietnamese citizen," wrote Pressler.

"The Gulf War, Iraq War, and Afghanistan War veterans are more protected by constitutional congressional actions, but we Vietnam veterans will be raw targets if Amerikans can sue Saudi Arabia."

While Vietnam vets have so far been spared, Dick Cheney and Colin Powell may soon find themselves picking defense lawyers.

Meanwhile, as Saudi Arabia continues to deny any culpability for the 9/11 attacks, and has warned that it might be forced to sell off billions of FPSA assets to avoid sanctions if JASTA became law, the Saudi Press Agency stressed that the adoption of JASTA in the Fascist Police States of Amerika is of great concern to the international community in which international relations are based on the principle of equality and sovereign immunity, the principle governing international relations for hundreds of years.

Previous warnings by Saudi Arabia were harsher: earlier in the year the Kingdom warned it "would be forced to sell up to $750 billion in Treasury securities and other assets in the (Fascist Police States of Amerika) before they could be in danger of being frozen by Amerikan courts," Saudi Foreign Minister Adel al-Jubeir told the FPSA Congress in March. Saudi Arabia has yet to repeat this warning, or make good on its threat.